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encourage
Found in thesaurus: support, back up, invigorate, animate, inspire, enliven, exalt, stimulate, cause, get, have, make, induce
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encourage
v.
support, inspire, give hope; make a person more likely to do something; tell a person to do something; make something more appealing
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Courage International
Courage International, also known as Courage Apostolate, is an approved apostolate of the Catholic Church, which "ministers to those with homosexual or same-sex attractions".
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encourage
Verb
1. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
(synonym) promote, advance, boost, further
(hypernym) support, back up
(hyponym) connive at, wink at
(derivation) boost, encouragement
2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
(antonym) discourage
(hypernym) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
(hyponym) cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
(cause) hope
(derivation) encouragement
3. spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
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encouragé
adj.
comfortable, encouraged him
encourager
v.
encourage, cheer on; support; animate, comfort; fortify, hearten, inspirit; spur, egg on, urge on
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encourage
v.
povzbudit; podporovat
